Noel Chambers Explained

Noel Chambers
Fullname:Noel Reif Chambers
Birth Date:14 July 1923
Relatives:Colin Chambers (brother)
Country:New Zealand
Sport:Swimming
Event:Freestyle
Nationals:220 yards freestyle champion (1946, 1948)
440 yards freestyle champion (1946, 1948)
880 yards freestyle champion (1946)
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Noel Reif Chambers (14 July 1923 – 22 November 1990) was a New Zealand swimmer who won a gold medal for his country at the 1950 British Empire Games.

Chambers won five New Zealand national swimming titles: the 220 yards freestyle in 1946 and 1948; the 440 yards freestyle in 1946 and 1948; and the 880 yards freestyle in 1946.[1]

At the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, he won a gold medal as part of the New Zealand men's 4 x 220 yards freestyle relay team, alongside Lyall Barry, Buddy Lucas, and Michael Amos.[2] He also competed in the 440 yards freestyle, finishing fourth in his heat with a time of 5:14.1, and did not progress to the final as the tenth fastest swimmer overall.[2]

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  1. Book: Todd, Sydney P. . Champions All . 1966 . A.J. Owen . Invercargill . 251–252.
  2. Empire Games 1950 souvenir issue . New Zealand Sportsman . 4 . 8 . 8 March 1950 . 56–58.